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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1972
Page
4
Column argues for a universal flat gross-income tax with no deductions or exemptions. It criticizes value added taxes as hidden taxes and urges support for eliminating complex tax rules, W 2s, 1040 forms, and IRS oversight. It cites Reagan as endorsing straightforward reform and calls for further endorsements.
The report ties a Charleston heroin seizure to a broader Southeast influx of hard drugs. It cites Miami as a new entry point for heroin and cocaine, with sources pointing to South Florida transit via Turkish and Mexican routes and notes disputed local origin theories for Aiken and nearby areas.
In a retrospective, Hubert Humphrey recalls his loneliest years as a senator excluded from the inner circle, then rising to influence as he shifted from left to center. The piece contrasts his path with fellow Democrats like McGovern Kennedy Fulbright Proxmire Lindsay Hartke Gravell Abzug Bayh Mills Jackson and others as the party moves toward the center.
The text portrays Hubert Humphrey as unlikely to beat the sitting president yet surrounded by loyal supporters. It notes he gains broader companionship and leadership, reducing his previous isolation as a politician, a consequence he values deeply despite slim electoral chances.
The HEW Office of Education funds a 770000 dollar cash incentive program for the current school year in eight schools across Ohio Florida California and Texas. Teachers can earn up to 1100 dollars if their class exceeds predicted gains and parents may receive up to 100 dollars per child in the experimental schools.
A speaker argues that national maturity does not guarantee moral perfection and points to rising interest in spiritual matters among youth despite falling church attendance. He cites Daniel Webster and Proverbs to urge faith in God during election year crises and emphasizes personal joy in faith.
A Tulsa Tribune excerpt notes a growing Filipino nationalist group urging statehood as a cure for unemployment and corruption, arguing it would solve debt, unrest, shortages, and economic woes. The head of the movement predicts the Philippines would become an economic Asian giant within the U.S. Union.
A humorous home test poses a series of yes or no questions about intellect, optimism, income, and ambition to gauge a reader’s sanity. It concludes that answering many yeses signals abnormality and that an abnormally honest person is a misfit in society.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication with a valid mailing address and rejects anonymous submissions and pen names. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel with no subject matter limit.
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